Time for Joba to grow up

Associated PressIf Joba Chamberlain wants to apologize for his senseless DUI arrest last week, he can do so by turning in an All-Star performance on the mound next season.

What the heck was Joba Chamberlain thinking the other night?

Beside the fact he could have severely injured or killed himself, not to mention somebody else, why in God's name would he put himself in a situation where he could get arrested for a DUI?

I don't know if he thought there'd be no way an officer in his hometown of Lincoln, Neb., would have the nerve to arrest him or if he's just a typical 23-year-old kid who did something stupid, but I sure wish he would have avoided this altercation.

You can bet your bottom dollar every newspaper report or television interview leading up to spring training and beyond will make a reference to this mistake.

And, seriously, who wants to hear it? Not I. It's bad enough we have an October without Yankee baseball. I don't want to hear the negative press.

I know he already issued an apology, but the best way to apologize is performing on the field and staying healthy, whether they use him as a starter or reliever.

In the meantime, wise up, Joba.

You're on the verge of being a millionaire if you're not one already. Next time, have someone drive you to and from to the local pub.

Or call a cab.

Next time your drinking is made public, it better be because you're sipping champagne following a Yankee playoff victory!!!

Either way, remember, in a perfect world, we'd all be Yankees.

PS: Wasn't it hard to watch Kevin Youkilis, Dustin Pedroia and the rest of the Red Sox lose Game 7 the other night? My condolonces go out to the Sawx, the city of Boston and all of New England ... (lol) ... see you in the spring.